Antillean cave rat explained

The Antillean cave rat (Heteropsomys antillensis) is an extinct species of spiny rat of the genus Heteropsomys that was native to Puerto Rico.^[1]

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• Turvey. ST. Oliver. JR. Narganes Storde. YM. Rye. P. Late Holocene extinction of Puerto Rican native land mammals. Biology Letters. 22 April 2007. 3. 2. 193–196. 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0585. 17251123. 2375922.
• Web site: Taxon profile: Insular Cave Rat. 2012-06-15.
• Turvey, S. . Helgen, K. . 2016 . Heteropsomys insulans . 2016 . e.T10025A22205961 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10025A22205961.en . 13 November 2021.
• New fossil rodents from Porto Rico; with additional notes on Elasmodontomys obliquus Anthony and Heteropsomys insulans Anthony. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 37. 2012-06-15.
• Web site: Heteropsomys insulans : insular cave rat : classification. 2012-06-15.
• Encyclopedia: American spiny rat. Britannica. 2012-06-15.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heteropsomys antillensis . Bucknell University . Mammal Species of the World - Third Edition . 13 October 2013 . Wilson . Reeder . amp.